The Journal's sources, however, are short on extra detail: there's no word on which hardware manufacturers are working on the devices, nor exactly when it will go on sale. And price? Not a chance—but given the price points of other Chrome OS devices, it'll probably be at least affordable.

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If the rumor is true, then it reinforces Google's continued desire to work on producing hardware—but it also starts to blur the line between its own two operating systems. Traditionally Android has been used for all touch screen devices and Chrome OS for Google-powered laptops. Maybe, just maybe, that's set to change. [WSJ]